NATO’s proposed 1.5% spending target for non-military, yet defence-related, domains could advance Europe’s civil preparedness and resilience – but only if clearly defined and strategically implemented. Drawing on institutional...

The European Commission plans to streamline innovation funding through a single instrument: the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF). Aiming to replace today’s fragmented system, the ECF must avoid becoming an unwieldy superfund....

Wir beschäftigen uns mit der Mitte. Klingt langweilig? Ist es aber nicht! Die Mitte ist wichtig! Die Mitte ist oft Orientierungspunkt, in ihr bündeln sich alle Farben und Facetten. Sie sorgt für Stabilität, Ausgewogenheit und...

Today, the most advanced AI systems are developed and controlled by a small number of private companies. These companies hold power not only over the models themselves but also over key resources such as computing infrastructure....

In the past year, we made €76,9 million available for our nonprofit activities. Our 2024 Annual Report provides an overview of the resources we committed to our project work, while providing insights into the issues we are...

Future EU Cohesion Policy is likely to hand more decision-making over to member states with the European Commission’s plans of merging multiple funds delivered to member states by national envelopes. Such a delivery model for...

Stellen wir uns unsere Welt einmal als Dorf mit 100 Menschen vor. Welche Muttersprachen sind hier vertreten? Wie viele Menschen können lesen und schreiben? Wie viele Bewohner:innen sind in der Lage, sich einen Urlaub im Ausland zu...